# Massachusetts H 1261: An Act protecting patients from surprise bills related to emergency ambulance service

Massachusetts H 1261, An Act protecting patients from surprise bills related to emergency ambulance service, is a 194th General Court (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Paul McMurtry (Democratic); status in committee, last action 2026-02-05 (Accompanied a new draft, see H5042) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Massachusetts H 1261
- State: Massachusetts
- Session: 194th General Court (2025-2026)
- Title: An Act protecting patients from surprise bills related to emergency ambulance service
- Status: in committee
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-27
- Last action: 2026-02-05, Accompanied a new draft, see H5042
- Sponsor: Paul McMurtry (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 8
- Subjects: Financial Services
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Paul McMurtry (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: James K. Hawkins (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jennifer Balinsky Armini (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: John J. Marsi (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Kate Donaghue (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Margaret R. Scarsdale (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Michael D. Brady (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Sally P. Kerans (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Steven S. Howitt (Republican), House

## Actions (4)

- 2026-02-05: Accompanied a new draft, see H5042 (House)
- 2025-10-15: Hearing scheduled for 10/27/2025 from 10:30 AM-04:00 PM in Gardner Auditorium (legislature)
- 2025-02-27: Senate concurred (Senate)
- 2025-02-27: Referred to the committee on Financial Services (House)

## Bill text

- As Filed: [PDF](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H1261.pdf)

## Related bills

- H 4585: An Act authorizing the town of Auburn to offer expanded senior property tax abatements (signed)
- H 5435: An Act authorizing the town of Topsfield to continue to employment of police chief Neal Hovey (passed senate)
- H 5515: An Act to increase the value of estates eligible for abatements pursuant to M.G.L. chapter 59, section 5, clauses seventeenth D and forty-first C in the town o… (passed house)
- H 5429: An Act providing injured on duty compensation to Chelmsford firefighter Nicholas Spinale (second reading)
- H 5520: An Act exempting George Patrinos from the maximum age requirement age for the position of firefighter in the town of Dudley (signed)
- H 4755: An Act amending the means tested senior citizen property tax exemption in the town of Sudbury (signed)

## Sources
- [As Filed (PDF)](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H1261.pdf)

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- [H 5429: An Act providing injured on duty compensation to Chelmsford firefighter Nichola…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H5429-194)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H1261-194 (as of 2026-11-01).